Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Good stuff on Prospect Lake 2/8

Also note in Kathys chklist Ringnecked and Bufflehead drake ducks

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) (1)
- Reported Feb 08, 2022 11:25 by Doug Gochfeld
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S102309278
- Comments: "Continuing female in open water in center of lake."

Iceland Gull (glaucoides/kumlieni) (Larus glaucoides glaucoides/kumlieni) (1)
- Reported Feb 08, 2022 11:25 by Doug Gochfeld
- Prospect Park--Prospect Lake, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6553787,-73.9686421&ll=40.6553787,-73.9686421
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S102309278
- Comments: "First winter bird bathing in the open center of the lake. Could have been the one I saw here last week, but could not be positive given the views. Present upon my arrival, but seemingly gone within ten minutes of that."

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1)
- Reported Feb 08, 2022 12:30 by Kathleen Toomey

- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S102309210
- Media: 3 Photos
- Comments: "Immature. Smaller than Great Black-backed and Herring gulls, larger than ring-billed gulls.  All black bill.  Dark back, not as black as its wing tips, streaky head and neck"